Question

1. in the solution salt water, which of the below is the salt? solution solvent solute all of these base your answers to the question on the diagram below, which represents a metabolic process, and on your knowledge of biology. 20. the letter x in the process represents starch a. an antibody. b. a receptor. c. hormone. d. an enzyme.

Explanation:

1. In a salt - water solution, salt is the substance that is dissolved. A solute is the substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution. So, salt is a solute.
2. Starch is a polysaccharide formed by the polymerization of glucose monomers. Enzymes are biological catalysts that can drive such polymerization reactions. In the formation of starch from its monomers, an enzyme (represented by X) is likely facilitating the process.

Answer:

1. C. solute
2. d. An enzyme